Set public hearing date for 2026-2027 budget

Village Law §5-508 (and related budget-process statutes) prescribes specific requirements for the timing and manner of public notice before a budget hearing — typically requiring publication in the official newspaper a set number of days in advance. The resolution authorizes the Village Clerk to publish notice, but does not on its face specify the number of days before April 13, 2026 on which the notice must appear or confirm that April 13 falls within the statutorily required window relative to the tentative budget's filing date. Counsel should confirm that (a) the April 13 date satisfies the minimum advance-notice period, (b) the notice will be published in the designated newspaper of record, and (c) the hearing covers all three funds (general, water, sewer) as required. Consider consulting Village Law §5-508 directly, as it was not included in the provided corpus.

The OSC Local Government Management Guide on Understanding the Budget Process (Appendix B) includes budget calendars for various localities, including villages, derived from statutory requirements. While the guide was not reproduced in full in the provided corpus, it notes that budget preparation steps — including public hearing timing — are governed by specific statutory deadlines. Trustees may wish to confirm that the April 13, 2026 hearing date is consistent with the village budget calendar set out in that appendix and the underlying Village Law provisions.

The single RESOLVED clause authorizes the Village Clerk to notice the hearing in the 'newspaper of record,' but does not identify that paper by name or cite the Board resolution or local law that designates it. If no current official designation is on record, the Clerk's selection of a publication could later be questioned. Best practice is for the Board to have a standing resolution designating the official newspaper, and this resolution could reference it. This is a minor documentation gap that does not appear to affect the validity of the action but is worth confirming in the record.

Water and sewer fund budgets may be subject to distinct procedural or notice requirements under Village Law provisions governing special districts or self-supporting improvements (see, e.g., VIL §13-1306, which references public hearings for charges associated with self-supporting improvements). While combining hearings is common practice, trustees may wish to confirm with counsel that a single consolidated notice and hearing date satisfies all applicable requirements for each of the three funds. This is a low-severity procedural question given that combined budget hearings are routine in New York villages.